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"The pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, an almost fanatical love of justice and the desire for personal independence -- these are the features of the Jewish tradition which make me thank my stars that I belong to it."

"Experience teaches us that the world is not a nursery."

"In worthy teaching, all things are related."

"That which cures all worldly miseries, is called 'Scientific' Knowledge."

"It is pleasant to be transferred from an office where one is afraid of a sergeant-major into an office where one can intimidate generals and perhaps this is why history is so attractive to the more timid among us."

"Have books 'happened' to you? Unless your answer to that question is 'yes,' I'm unsure how to talk to you."
Explore more quotes by John Charles Polanyi

"The time has come to underscore the fact that our and others' rights are contingent on our willingness to assert and defend them."

"Better to die in the pursuit of civilized values, we believed, than in a flight underground. We were offering a value system couched in the language of science."

"Science exists, moreover, only as a journey toward troth. Stifle dissent and you end that journey."

"Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect science, scientists are increasingly aware of their responsibility to society."

"The scientific and scholarly community is marked by the belief that the truth is to be found in all; none can claim it as their monopoly."
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